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gold star suspended from a crown inscribed " Farragut 660 and 

 1105." 



The third sword of this group ^^ was presented to Rear Admiral 

 Schley by Jacques De Molay, Commandery No. 3, of Forth Smith, 

 Ark., October 16, 1902. The blade, which is straight and diamond- 

 shaped, is decorated on the obverse in gold relief w^ork on a silver 

 background with the figure of a knight with a standard and with 

 scroll designs inclosing the name "Winfield Scott Schley." The 

 reverse of the blade is similarly decorated with a design showing 

 two knights jousting between a group of tents and a castle, and 

 the whole is flanked by scroll designs. The grip is molded in the 

 form of a knight in full armor standing beside a large sword. The 

 quillons are composed of a straight gold bar at right angles to the 

 blade; the sides of these are decorated with scrolls supporting at 

 either end a Maltese cross set with rubies and sapphires. The ob- 

 verse is decorated with an oval shield bearing a cross, the lower arm 

 of which is passed through a crown set with diamonds and emeralds. 

 The scabbard is gold mounted, and the upper part is decorated with 

 a silver medallion, the rim of which is set with rubies and bears an 

 eagle and a coat of arms surrounded by floral and scroll designs. 

 The central portion is decorated with a black and white enamel 

 shield inscribed " K. T." Between these two decorations appears the 

 inscription : " Presented to Sir Knight Winfield Scott Schley by 

 Jacques De Molay, Commandery No. 3, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Octo- 

 ber 16, 1902." The three swords just described were lent to the 

 National Museum in 1911 by Mrs. Schley. 



SWORD OWNED BY COMMANDER HARRY H. HOSLEY 



The most recent naval presentation sword in the Museum collec- 

 tion is one that was presented to Commander Harry H. Hosley, 

 United States Navy, in recognition of his services as Commander 

 of the expedition that towed the dry dock Dewey from the United 

 States to the Philippines in 1906. This sword ^* is a regulation 

 naval officer's sword of the period, but of fine workmanship and gold 

 mounted. The upper mount on the scabbard is inscribed " Presented 

 to Commander Harry H. Hosley, U. S. Navy, by his brother officers 

 of the Larchmont Yacht Club as a mark of their respect and esteem 

 for the sturdy sailor qualities he displayed in towing the great dry 

 dock Dewey to the Philippines, September 8, 1906." This sword was 

 presented to the National Museum in 1912 by Mrs. Harry H. Hosley. 



»' Length, 95 cm. Blade, 77 cm. long, 1.9 em. wide. Inscribed " M. C. Lally & Co., 

 Columbus, Ohio." PI. 32, flg. 2. 



"* Length, 90 cm. Blade, 76 cm. long, 2 cm. wide. Inscribed " R. D. Crane & Co., 

 New York, N. Y." PI. 32, fig. 6. 



